Post by MAVERICK BAXTER on Jan 21, 2011 7:31:09 GMT -5
THE HANDLER
[/SIZE]NAME: Brandon, B
AGE: Twenty-one... wow, I remember putting seventeen here when I first made Mav.
OTHER CHARACTER/S: Jimmy F. and Loren R.
HOW DID YOU FIND US? Surely this question cannot apply to me?YOUR MINI PROFILE
FULL NAME: Maverick James Baxter
NICKNAMES: Mav
BIRTHDATE & AGE: October 13, 1990- Twenty-one
OCCUPATION: Bartender at Roses and Thorns. Broadcasting Student at Mt. Carmine University.
Recon work for Vervain- Maverick helps protect augments that have been discovered or captured by Juniper. Also does some work with training, helping only augments with defensive abilities of course.
ALIGNMENT: Vervain
RESIDENCE: 05 Myrtle Drive
Large brick manor home inhabited by Maverick, his cousin and her parents. Originally Mav stayed in the basement. As his control grew he took a bedroom on the second floor and the basement became a training bunker.THAT SPARKLING REFLECTION
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: Tall and lean, with chiseled features, Maverick is described as handsome by many people. Standing at 5'11" (he rounds this number, saying he is six foot), Maverick is somewhat taller than average. His body is composed of lean muscle as a result of years spent swimming competitively and many battles with Juniper agents. The angular features of his face give him a stern look, which continues up to his blue/green eyes. The stern look disappears when he gives one of his trademark smiles, spreading warmth across his face. His hair is simply brown.
Maverick's style could be described as classy. Often he is seen wearing slacks with a collared, button-up shirt and a blazer, the occasional tie dangling from his neck. He adds a modern flare with his shoes, usually a pair of Nikes or Vans. At home, he dons a more casual look, jeans or basketball shorts with a t-shirt.
FACE CLAIM: Channing TatumAND THE HEART BREAKING TRUTH
PERSONALITY: Maverick was always a pretty likeable, happy-go-lucky kind of guy throughout his childhood- a trait which he still possesses, even if it is clouded over at times. Mav enjoys having a good time, which sometimes gets him into a bit of trouble. He tries not to take life too seriously, but unfortunately his augmentation makes that impossible.
Maverick never wanted to be augmented and the subject of his power used to be a subject of grief for him. For a long time, it eclipsed nearly everything in his life, making him cynical and volatile. Thanks mostly to his relationship with Samantha Joansen, Mav has been able to gain control of his abilities and regain some of his better qualities. Still, it’s a growing process and he does lose control on rare occasions, especially if he is separated from her.
AUGMENTATION: Astrakinesis
1. COMBUSTION INDUCING. The ability to manipulate astral energy. First level Astrakinetics can only create astral energy. They have little control over what happens to the energy and it usually manifests in a random explosion.
Maverick’s ability first surfaced on his seventeenth birthday when he blew up his birthday cake. He continued to generate increasingly larger explosions as his emotions got the better of him. Mav has had a lot of time to learn to control this particular ability and it has proven to be quite useful. He can now make controlled explosions of a large magnitude. When using this ability, the object he is concentrating on shimmers with a blue light and explodes with a flash. Large explosions sometimes cause blue sparks to fly from the body part through which he is channeling the power- either his eyes or hands/feet.
2. ASTRAL SUMMONING. Second level Astrakinetics have more control over the astral energy that they can summon. These energies are usually shot out as concussive beams that are hot and bright, thus they can blind, hurt, burn or destroy whoever or whatever is being shot at.
After graduation Maverick’s ability advanced to summoning beams of controlled astral energy. These beam and sometimes waves of energy were hot, bright blue and concussive. Naturally they caused a lot of havoc and Maverick did not enjoy the new found power. He is now adept enough to control the beams intensity, as well as change the ‘type’ of energy. For example, he can make the energy only hot, both hot and bright or all three. Anyway you spin it though, someone is getting burned.
3. ASTRAKINESIS. Third level Astrakinetics can envelope everyday objects with astral energy and turn a simple, harmless subject into a dangerous weapon.
The last aspect of his power is creating astral “bombs” by supercharging an object with astral energy. So far he has been able to charge an object so that it explodes immediately- not particularly useful as he is still in the blast range, and create what he calls “frags”, which explode on impact. Timed charges are proving to be very difficult. It seems he only has full control over this ability when Samantha Joansen is near him. Trying to utilize this power when away from causes the first scenario- basically suicide bombs. And let's face it, while he's not a bad person, Maverick is no martyr.
FAMILY: Isaiah Baxter- Father;; Katharine Baxter- Mother;; Tobias Baxter- Brother, 29;; Charlotte Baxter*- Sister, 25;; Yvonne Baxter*- Sister(Twin), 17;; Colin Baxter*- Brother(Twin), 17
Timothy Baxter- Uncle;; Helen Baxter- Aunt;; Natasha Baxter*- Cousin, 23
* indicates augments
HISTORY: Maverick was born in Primrose Hills, the third child of the ambitious Isaiah and Katharine. Naturally, his childhood was a little tough with siblings much older than himself. Mav developed a close friendship with his cousin Natasha who was much closer to his age. Together, they were viewed as the terrible twosome of the family, getting into quite a bit of trouble. At school he was popular and made many friends. He led a relatively normal, happy life- unmarred by the troubles of augmentations and the Juniper Corporation until he was 14 years old. It was then that his cousin Natasha first manifested her power. Her parents were shocked and immediately turned to Juniper. The “vaccine” for augmentations had not yet been discovered and Timothy and Helen refused to let Natasha be a test subject. Maverick’s parents disagreed with the their decision to even turn to Juniper in the first place and decided to move away to Portland, Maine.
In Maine, the issue of augmented children (or afflicted, as the Juniper Corporation began to call them) was a far off issue. There had been some speculation- or rather hope, on Isaiah and Katharine’s part- that one of their own children would display an ability. It seemed however that all five of the siblings were completely normal. Maverick continued to have a normal life, participating in the high school swim team and becoming a slightly rebellious but good-natured teen. Then on his seventeenth birthday Maverick manifested.
It had been a year since the “cure” for augmentations (or infections as the Juniper Corporation were now calling them) had been discovered. Maverick felt he should try to get rid of his power- which proved to be quite destructive, but his parents disagreed. He tried to live with it but quickly became frustrated and ashamed of the damage he was causing. His emotional state only worsened his condition and after six months he could no longer take it. The vaccine was his only hope and he tried to get it secretly. Juniper had set up clinics in hospitals in major cities where infected youngsters could receive the vaccine. After hearing some of the horror stories about the vaccine in the waiting room he chickened out and ran for it. Maverick decided he would go to Natasha for help. She had been living with her own augmentation for years.
Running away from home was not easy. Along the way Maverick built up the nerve to try the vaccine two more times. His second attempt ended in disaster as he had an outburst and blew up the vial holding the vaccine. The last time he visited a clinic was his first experience with Juniper agents. They had been stationed in clinics and Maverick was oblivious as to why. Nonetheless, they frightened him away and he snuck out of the hospital. Finally he arrived in Primrose Hills. He moved in with this cousin, aunt and uncle and started school at Primrose High. There he met fellow augments who were facing similar struggles. He formed close relationships with Felicity Harris, a telekinetic artist and Samantha Joansen, a fellow new student who could sense other augments. He also met members of the Vervain Underground who told him Juniper was not to be trusted.
Once again Maverick found himself in a relatively normal, happy state as he started dating Flick and gained control of his power. Soon however, he found out the lengths to which Juniper were willing to go. After graduation, he found himself to be a prime target for Agents and to make matters worse, his augmentation advanced. This resulted in the death of an agent and a downward spiral for Mav. His relationship was put in danger after a very destructive outburst with his girlfriend. Sam came to his aid, having learned a new aspect of her own ability. He worked with her and they became good friends as they learned to control their abilities, Maverick working to save his relationship and Sam working away what he assumed was rage over the loss of her father.
Maverick’s relationship with Flick proved to be too far gone to save and he once again found himself in a dark place. He turned to Samantha for comfort and found that she was what he really needed and wanted. Together they have fought off many Juniper attacks and been approached by Vervain. They see the pair as quite impressive- both capable of helping young augments learn control and saving captured augments from Juniper whenever possible. Maverick has taken to their cause half-heartedly- he doesn’t want to become too involved at the moment.
Nowadays Maverick and Sam are still going strong and Mav is attending Mt. Carmine University, studying radio broadcasting. Juniper Agents are still threats but Vervain has proven to be able to stop the attacks from gaining public support. For protection, Mav and Sam have been training in an almost guerrilla fashion. While Mav is not currently seeking down agents to kill, he is protecting himself with what he sees as necessary force when the occasion arises. [/size][/blockquote][/blockquote]
